During a recent visit, my five year old niece was in the car with me and my sister. "My mommy said that when she was a little girl, her sisters didn't like her." I looked over at my sister, whose smile didn't reach her eyes. She did think that.
As an older sister, I remember being fond of my sister, reading to her and pushing her on the swing. Yet, our six year age difference in a culture that had never heard of homeschooling and thus, separated us for most of the day, it is easy to see that her younger memories wouldn't have included the sister that was always at school or doing homework.
My kids, together all day, must learn to find ways to deal with each other. There is often no escape. The piano is loud, the little brother is full of pent-up energy, the sister is having a bad day. I say that this is a good thing. They are learning to live with one another and learn how to deal with variances in personality. They are learning to appreciate each other.
Not too long ago, William went for a hair cut. The, shall we say "country-bred", woman cutting his hair asked him what kind of music he liked. He quickly answered, "Classical." She was speechless. But that is what he hears all day from his sister's piano. That is what he hears her play on her computer. That is what he hears her say she likes. She is more than someone who has a life elsewhere. She's part of his life.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Guest Blog by Lauren Lauren wrote this essay for a class she is taking. I thought it was interesting and wanted to share with you. Copyrigh...
-
Before going back to more serious subjects, I wanted to share a story told by my sister about my beloved nephew/godson. He recently had a fr...
-
In a recent Smithonian Magazine article, it quotes author Vaclav Smil as saying that "two of every five humans on earth today would not...
-
The county where I live is a "bedroom" community, not just for people, but for horses. It is not unusual to see large horse traile...
-
I saw this on one of my email lists, from Louise in Israel: While you're at it, you can do the wild-animals-foaming-at-the-mouth "t...
-
Mass was about to start, so I turned down the volume on my iPhone and silenced it. I slid it into the handy pocket on my thigh of my new cap...
-
The BBC news magazine reports that Paris Hilton wrote the following on her myspace.com blog: "Please help and sihn it." She is hop...
-
"I am going to be homeschooling my kindergartner. What curriculum should I use?" If only I had one day to have my little ones li...
-
Burger King, that is. Yesterday, I took 3 yr old William to Burger King. There's a play place there, and kids with which to play. He ...
-
If I had been the cashier, I would have lost my job. I would have told the old lady that I'd ring up her "Christmas gifts" ...
2 comments:
I originally read this post almost 4 hours ago, but something about it has been nagging the back of my mind, so I had to come back & comment.
My sister is 7 years my junior, & I can't help but wonder if she feels as your sister does that she wasn't liked as a child (by me that is). Honestly, while growing up, I couldn't stand her. I'm still not crazy about her, we're as different as night & day... different morals, different life-styles, different values, you name it! But make no mistake about it, I do Love her!... I just don't understand her & her ways.
You're blessed that homeschooling has worked so well for you/yours... I'm thinking had my sister & I been forced to be in one anothers presence... well, it just wouldn't have been a good thing.
I suppose that was my point. My two daughters are night and day, and they have their momments. But, I will say that they've learned to appreciate and tolerate their differences, learn to deal with it. Of course, homeschooling isn't for everyone, but I do think in our case it has worked to cement relationships.
Post a Comment